Answer
Carbon = 40.7%
Hydrogen = 5.1%
Oxygen = 54.2%
Work Step by Step
Molecular formula is C4H6O4,
Molecular mass is 118 amu,
Carbon mass = 48/118 * 100% = 40.7%
Hydrogen mass = 6/118 * 100% = 5.1%
Oxygen mass = 64/118 * 100% = 54.2%
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition
by Silberberg, Martin; Amateis, Patricia
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
007351117X
ISBN 13:
978-0-07351-117-7
Chapter 2 - Problems - Page 88: 2.131
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